{"product_id":"enemies-among-us-the-relocation-internment-and-repatriation-of-german-italian-and-japanese-americans-during-the-second-world-war-hardback-9781496224149","title":"Enemies Among Us; The Relocation, Internment, and Repatriation of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans During the Second World War (Hardback) 9781496224149","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEnemies Among Us\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Relocation, Internment, and Repatriation of German, Italian, and Japanese Americans During the Second World War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn E. Schmitz (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496224149\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e430 pages, 9 photographs, 2 illustrations, 5 maps, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Americans' fears of Japanese invasion of the west coast and of German and Italian espionage and sabotage led to US government relocation and internment of many enemy aliens and some Japanese Americans, Italian Americans, and German Americans as well. This book traces and compares the treatment and experiences of all these groups during and immediately after the war. The author's father and grandparents spent time in an internment camp in Texas. Well researched and thought-provoking.\"-Richard Breitman, author of \u003ci\u003eA Calculated Restraint: What Allied Leaders Said About the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"This book is a work that stands outside what one usually finds in historical accounts, and the reader will become quickly engrossed in Schmitz’s narrative. Well organized, the book contains a timeline of significant events from 1930 to 1949, a comprehensive notes section, and a valuable index to locate specific people or events of interest. This book is a must-read for anyone unfamiliar with the events of those dark days in America. Additionally, academics and public policy experts will benefit from the extensive list of resources and citations that the author used in his work. This is a captivating read, recommended without reservation.\"-Lt. Col. Carl P. (Pete) Johnson, \u003ci\u003eMilitary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“It might be fair to call Schmitz’s National Archives research heroic. His pages show the impact of U.S. relocation and internment policies and camps on specific individuals and families, impacts that varied wildly from case to case.”-Kenneth O’Reilly, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“John Schmitz makes astute use of previously unused documents to weave together the internment and relocation story, the military situation abroad, and the machinations of American politicians struggling to master it all. \u003ci\u003eEnemies among Us\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and important addition to our understanding of this sad episode.”-Stephen Fox, author of \u003ci\u003eFear Itself: Inside the FBI Roundup of German Americans during World War II\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Schmitz's in-depth study is a useful and much-needed beginning for a new direction in this period of America's wartime history.\"-Steph Hinnershitz, \u003ci\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"The breadth of \u003ci\u003eEnemies among Us\u003c\/i\u003e makes it well suited for inclusion in undergrad and graduate school courses in history, American studies, war studies, and international relations.\"-Alan Rosenfeld, \u003ci\u003eMichigan War Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eEnemies among Us\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensable resource for those seeking to comprehend how, during World War II, it came to be that 'Americans created, castigated, and then incarcerated alleged enemies; all this, despite lack of evidence, or worse, evidence to the contrary.'\"-William Issel, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Schmitz's work untangles the psychological, political, social, and, yes, racial forces that culminated in a sad historical episode.\"-Mark G. Brennan, \u003ci\u003eChronicles Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Professor Schmitz’s book is a welcome addition to literature on the treatment of enemy aliens in World War II.\"-Fred L. Borch, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEnemies among Us\u003c\/i\u003e sheds important light on little-remembered but undeniably significant episodes in twentieth century history. By expanding our understanding of American detention, internment, and repatriation during World War II, John Schmitz exposes the dynamics that can lead to the mass violation of civil rights, even by otherwise well-intentioned policy makers and law enforcement officials. As much as it is a historical text, this work also presents an important warning for our world today.”-Bradley W. Hart, author of \u003ci\u003eHitler’s American Friends: The Third Reich’s Supporters in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRecent decades have drawn more attention to the United States’ treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Few people realize, however, the extent of the country’s relocation, internment, and repatriation of German and Italian Americans, who were interned in greater numbers than Japanese Americans. The United States also assisted other countries, especially in Latin America, in expelling “dangerous” aliens, primarily Germans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eEnemies among Us\u003c\/i\u003e John E. Schmitz examines the causes, conditions, and consequences of America’s selective relocation and internment of its own citizens and enemy aliens, as well as the effects of internment on those who experienced it. Looking at German, Italian, and Japanese Americans, Schmitz analyzes the similarities in the U.S. government’s procedures for those they perceived to be domestic and hemispheric threats, revealing the consistencies in the government’s treatment of these groups, regardless of race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reframing wartime relocation and internment through a broader chronological perspective and considering policies in the wider Western Hemisphere, \u003ci\u003eEnemies among Us\u003c\/i\u003e provides new conclusions as to why the United States relocated, interned, and repatriated both aliens and citizens considered enemies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of U.S. Relocation and Internment\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Pejoratives, Precedents, and Prejudice\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fifth-Column Fears and Foreign Challenges\u003cbr\u003e 3. Dire Preparations\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Fifth-Column Threat\u003cbr\u003e 5. Pearl Harbor and the Home Front\u003cbr\u003e 6. Defeats, Rumors, and Reactions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dual-Coast Relocation and Nationwide Internment\u003cbr\u003e 8. Internment, Repatriation, and Exchange\u003cbr\u003e 9. Internment Camps and Relocation Centers\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599905976600,"sku":"9781496224149","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/enemies-among-us-the-relocation-internment-and-repatriation-of-german-italian-and-japanese-americans-during-the-second-world-war-hardback-9781496224149","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}